Printing merge letters

One very popular printing option outside of a FileMaker database that a lot of…users require is the ability to print letters. Now, if you are familiar with…applications like MicroSoft Word, for example, you know that you can create a…template and then you can throw different tags or what are called the Merge…Fields into your template, that then dynamically pull data from a Datasource…whether it's a static file or in some case you can even connect a database to that.…Well, all that functionality is built right in the FileMaker Pro, if you create…the appropriate layouts and use what are called Merge Fields. Let me show you…an example of that. If you go into your printing, Lucky_You_Tours_14_09 and…what I've done is I've set up a Confirmation Letter. Now, you see that we've…got, for each booking there is 1522 bookings in here. Let just say the business…rule here is each time of booking, it's sent out. The president of the company…Boo Radley wants to send a Thank you letter to that individual.…

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7/10/2007

FileMaker Pro 9 represents a significant upgrade over previous versions, with many new and enhanced features. These include support for external SQL (ODBC) data sources with supplemental fields, an enhanced Web Viewer, toolbar improvements, multiple script editing windows, and new calculation functions. In FileMaker Pro 9 Essential Training, instructor Cris Ippolite covers each of FileMaker 9's features in detail. He demonstrates how to build a database from scratch for a thorough understanding of FileMaker from start to finish. Exercise files accompany the tutorials.